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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by Jemmeh on Monday February 06, 2017 @01:55PM (#13582691)
Relevant short video from the Documentary "FatHead" that talks a little bit about what Gary Taubes is talking about in his book. The effects of carb/sugar and the insulin response that causes fat storage. https://youtu.be/mNYlIcXynwE

Not to say it's not a useful diet method. Just that there are a lot of factors that go into "calories out"-- what calories are being used for energy and what are stored as fat. How fast are you burning calories? Hormones are a big part of that. You can see this very clearly in hyper/hypo thyroid patients.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by arkh on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @10:44AM (#13590044)
Last time I checked hormones were around the 400 calories per day level. Which is less than 2 small hamburgers.

Hormones only can not explain the percentage of overweight people in western countries. 50% of the population does not have hormones fucked up enough to not lose weight.

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